I'm amazed at the mileage on the new Chevy 6.2. It's right there with the 5.3 and Eco and it will pull withe the Eco. The fuel economy is amazing on that diesel. Will be interesting to see the price difference.

Fords eco boost is 1095, the dodge mpg is said to be 14.6 while towing... Dont get me wrong it looks like a neat little motor but I'm just not seeing it pencil out with the cost of the option and diesel if fuel would come down then it may make more sense.

So if the ecodiesel is a $2800 option and the ecoboost is a $1100 option and you look at the national average price for gasoline at 3.209 and diesel at 3.814 then the break even point in mileage is 94,444 miles to recoup the extra $1700 the diesel option cost. And you have the same torque and 100 less hp.

I am personally a big fan of diesel trucks.
But if you do not truly need the grunt or plan to keep it over 100k, i would just get a gasser.

The diesel will get better mileage both towing or cruising, but remember Diesel's are like boats. it is a pay to play machine.
You have a lot more oil, DEF fluid and other stuff.
Not to mention if your significant other puts Gas in the diesel tank or def or anything except def in the def tank, you are looking at a catastrophe

A big question I would ask is do any of the ram dealers near your house have a competent Diesel tech.
I have to take my Cummins to a dealer farther away because the dealer close to me knows nothing about them.

No this being said.My almost 7000 lbs truck will tow a house like its not there and get 21 mpg unloaded.
plus oil changes are only every 15k

So if the ecodiesel is a $2800 option and the ecoboost is a $1100 option and you look at the national average price for gasoline at 3.209 and diesel at 3.814 then the break even point in mileage is 94,444 miles to recoup the extra $1700 the diesel option cost. And you have the same torque and 100 less hp.

David I understand your point but your numbers are slightly skewed. You are comparing the up charge on the Ram from a Hemi not the base v6, and the up charge from the 3.7 v6 in the Ford.

The best way to do it would be to take the base price of the Ford Truck with the ecoboost which I show to be 34,405 and compare against the base price of the Ram with the diesel 35,255 for a difference of 850 more for the Ram. That is about the best way to do the estimate.

In my area I can get a better deal on the Dodge than I could on the Ford, the Ford's are very popular and the dealers do not deal on them as much as the Rams.

I think the Nissan with the 5.0 cummins will be the jam in a half ton. 4 cyl in a half ton seems way underpowered to me. the titan should be a rocketship. At least they are getting smart with more diesel options tho

I'm amazed at the mileage on the new Chevy 6.2. It's right there with the 5.3 and Eco and it will pull withe the Eco. The fuel economy is amazing on that diesel. Will be interesting to see the price difference.

I'm probably going to replacing my 2003 Sierra Denali with a 2014 Sierra Denali. Not sure I'm going to like hauling around 1000 lbs all the time, but according to the chart I'll get an extra .5 mpg vs. running without it.

They Jeep grand Cherokee has the same motor and people have started taking possession of them. mpg report are coming in anywhere from 25-28 mixed driving. and 28-32 highway. i have seen a couple 35-37 mpg highway but only a couple.
the ram should be only 1-2 mpg less. there are no real reports on towing mpg.
you recoup any initial investment on resale of a diesel. so it will be worth $2800 more when you get rid of it, same with the ecoboost most likely.
the stero type of maintenance costing more is as old as the one that diesels smoke and stink.
my 05' duramax gets an oil change once a year with amsoil that is good up to 24,000 miles. and a fuel filter and allison filter once a year. per year that is the same or less than a 5.3L. the DEF will be interesting to see. most truck stops sell it around here for $2.80gal and should only have to fill up every 10,000 miles i think it is a 8gal tank. But not sure.

also the Uconnect in the Rams/Jeeps is heads and tails better than fords myford or whatever they call it. if i never used the Uconnect i would say the Myford was nice but use the Uconnect is like an apple and Myford is like a Acer. both work but one is noticeably smoother.
i know has nothing to do with ecodiesel or ecoboost.

From my digging here's what I have, Fiat is Chrysler's parent company and also owns 50% of VM Motori, company which is supplying the Ecodiesel for the Ram Trucks.

I assume there are versions of the 4BT that meet emissions standards as it is in thousands if not hundreds of thousands of "bread trucks." In fact I think if I could get ahold of a pair of twin marinized 4BT's I'd repower my houseboat with them.

I think the Nissan with the 5.0 cummins will be the jam in a half ton. 4 cyl in a half ton seems way underpowered to me. the titan should be a rocketship. At least they are getting smart with more diesel options tho

Dodge seriously couldn't find a better name than Eco-diesel? Ya it's just a name and they can call it anything they want, but I would have thought they would have chose something a little more original.

Here is an interesting article on the Dodge V-6. Gale Banks has been working on these motors for the military for awhile now. I also heard him talking about a Dodge V-6 that he did a turbo and supercharger on with water/methanol injection. Look for him on Adam Corolla's podcast. Interesting stuff.

"A Banks version of the 3.0L VM Motori V-6 engine will be also be available to the general public as well, according to Banks. “Our initial build will be 240 hp and close to 500 lb ft with an engine weight under 500 pounds,” reports Banks."